NCB Co-op 100 Released

Every year NCB releases the Co-op 100,listing the nation’s top 100 revenue-earning cooperative businesses. In 2011, these businesses posted revenue totaling approximately $215.6 billion, an 11% increase from 2010. The NCB Co-op 100 still remains the only annual report of its kind to track the profits and success of cooperative businesses in the United States.

“As we conclude the International Year of Cooperatives and reflect on the impact cooperatives make around the world, this report highlights the economic success this business model has on the U.S. economy and strengthening communities,” said Charles E. Snyder, President and CEO of National Cooperative Bank. “As a cooperative business ourselves, we are proud to participate in the International Year of the Cooperative. Our report is just one of the many ways we work to inform the public on the advantages of cooperatives in all fields of enterprise.”